This is Beirut, 02/01 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Authorities in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah have banned four organizations accused of affiliation with the Turkish-blacklisted Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), activists said Thursday, denouncing the move as "political". The four organizations include two feminist groups and a media production house, according to the METRO center for ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed in the 1980s under former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, three officials said. The grave was discovered in Tal al-Shaikhia in the Muthanna province in southern Iraq, about 15-20 kilometres (10-12 miles) from the main road there, ...
Yara Germany, 2024-08-22 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Deforestation affects several regions around the world, including Iraqi Kurdistan. To combat its effects, initiatives are multiplying. Among these, a campaign has been launched to plant one million oak trees in the region. (SHVAN HARKI, SHWAN NAWZAD/AFPTV/AFP)